HR Compliance Calendar 2026
Everything you need to know from upcoming deadlines, regulatory changes, enforcement events and stat holidays you need to prepare for this quarter. Although we update this information every month you can see your specific jurisdiction’s information here.
2026
January
Jan. 1—Nationwide—Employer EI premiums decrease 1 cent to $2.28 per $100.
Jan. 1—Nationwide—Employer EI premiums for Québec residents covered under QPIP increases to $1.82 per $100.
Jan. 1—Nationwide—New Year’s Day statutory holiday.
Jan. 1—Nationwide—New EI, CPP, and Income Tax rates take effect.
Jan. 1—Québec—New QPP and QPIP rates take effect.
Jan. 1—Nationwide—New workers’ compensation rates take effect.
Jan. 1—Nationwide—Deadline to comply with new GHS 7 WHMIS rules.
Jan. 1—Alberta—Long-term illness and injury leave increases from 16 to 27 weeks per calendar year.
Jan. 1—Nova Scotia—Deadline to report OHS injuries decreases from 5 days to 2 days.
Jan. 1—Ontario—New ESA requirements for public job postings take effect.
Jan. 1—Ontario—New ESA anti-fraud rules for job posting platform operators take effect.
Jan. 1—Ontario—New ESA requirements to get back to job interviewees within 45 days take effect.
Jan. 1—Ontario—New ESA Licensing Regulations fee rules for temporary help agencies take effect.
Jan. 1—Ontario—New “As of Right” regulations for certification of professionals from other provinces take effect.
Jan. 1—Federal—New paid and unpaid bereavement leave entitlements take effect.
Jan. 1—Federal—New free trade and labour mobility regulations take effect.
Jan. 1—Saskatchewan—New employment standards laws on group termination, withholding of tips, calculating hours worked, and requiring doctors’ notes to verify leave take effect.
Jan. 9—Newfoundland—Deadline to complete Food Fishery online survey.
Jan. 11—Northwest Territories—End of public consultations on proposed changes to Public Service Act.
Jan. 19—Ontario—Deadline to comment on MOL apprenticeship training for government infrastructure projects proposal.
Jan. 31—PEI—Deadline to complete government survey on proposed changes to US export practices.
February
Feb. 1—Alberta—End of Alberta Public Service Interim Hybrid Work Policy.
Feb. 2—Alberta– Revised Labour Relations Board OHS appeals rules take effect.
Feb. 2—Ontario—Deadline to comment on proposed ESA wage protections for construction workers.
Feb. 4—New Brunswick—Deadline to comment on proposed revisions to workers’ compensation coverage rules.
Feb. 9—Ontario—Deadline to comment on proposed cyber security regulations for public contracts.
Feb. 11—Nationwide—Deadline to comment on Competition Bureau Merger Enforcement Guidelines.
Feb. 13—Nationwide—Deadline to apply for Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity and Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund funding.
Feb. 16—AB, BC, NB, ON, SK—Family Day statutory holiday.
Feb. 16—Manitoba—Louis Riel Day statutory holiday.
Feb. 16—Nova Scotia—Heritage Day statutory holiday.
Feb. 16—Prince Edward Island—Islander Day statutory holiday.
Feb. 23—Newfoundland—Deadline to apply for Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program funding.
Feb. 27—Nationwide—Deadline to comment on state of competition for small business finance.
Feb. 28—Alberta—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Feb. 28—British Columbia*—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Feb. 28—Manitoba—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Feb. 28—New Brunswick—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Feb. 28—Newfoundland—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Feb. 28—Nunavut—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Feb. 28—PEI—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Feb. 28—Saskatchewan—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Feb. 28—Yukon—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
March
Mar. 2—Ontario—Deadline to comment on new “Buy Ontario” public procurement regulations.
Mar. 12—Nationwide—Deadline to apply for federal Enabling Accessibility Fund grants.
Mar. 15—British Columbia*—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Mar. 17—Newfoundland—St. Patrick’s Day statutory holiday.
Mar. 15—Québec—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Mar. 31—British Columbia*—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Mar. 31—Nova Scotia—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Mar. 31—Ontario—Workers’ compensation filing deadline for Schedule 1 employers.
Mar. 31—Northwest Territories—Deadline to apply for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funding for EV charging stations installation.
April
April 1—Nova Scotia—Minimum wage increases 25 cents to $16.75 per hour.
April 1—New Brunswick—Days of Rest Act exemption for “in-house brewery licensees” ends.
April 3—Nationwide except Québec—Good Friday statutory holiday.
April 6—Québec—Easter Monday statutory holiday.
April 11—Nationwide—Expiration of temporary EI employment benefit relief measures.
April 23—Newfoundland—St. George’s Day statutory holiday.
May
May 18—Federal/Alberta/British Columbia/Newfoundland/Nova Scotia/Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Ontario/Saskatchewan/Yukon—Victoria Day statutory holiday.
May 18—Québec—National Patriots Day statutory holiday.
June
June 1—Alberta—Deadline to comply with driver experience records rules for commercial carrier Class 1 tractor-trailers.
June 22—Northwest Territories/Yukon—National Indigenous Peoples Day statutory holiday.
June 22—Québec—St. Jean Baptiste Day statutory holiday.
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Notes:
*In British Columbia, workers’ compensation filing deadlines are staggered among Feb. 28, March 15, and March 31 based on the final 2 digits of the employer’s account number.